Javi Bonilla
Spanish footballer
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Javier "Javi" Bonilla Sevillano (born 25 October 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a left back or a left winger for Numancia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Bonilla Sevillano | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Soria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Numancia | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Numancia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Numancia B | 136 | (14) |
| 2011–2015 | Numancia | 35 | (2) |
| 2015 | Aiginiakos | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Leioa | 33 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Pontevedra | 36 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Mallorca | 37 | (3) |
| 2019 | Ibiza | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Gimnàstic | 114 | (18) |
| 2023– | Numancia | 80 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Soria, Castile and León, Bonilla began his career with hometown club CD Numancia, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2008–09 season. On 7 February 2011 he made his debut with the first team, in a 0–4 away defeat against RC Celta de Vigo in the Segunda División.[1]
In his second appearance with the main squad, on 16 May 2012, Bonilla was handed a start, and scored the third goal in a 3–1 win at Hércules CF.[2][3] On 27 January 2015, after featuring in only one competitive match during the campaign, he moved abroad and signed for Greek Football League side Aiginiakos FC,[4] returning home on 27 August to SD Leioa of Segunda División B.[5]
In his first and only season for the Basques, Bonilla scored in the first leg of their 5–2 aggregate win over CD Olímpic de Xàtiva in the relegation play-off.[6] On 10 June 2016, he moved to fellow league team Pontevedra CF.[7]
Bonilla continued competing in the third division in the following years, representing RCD Mallorca (where he achieved promotion in 2018), UD Ibiza and Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8]